Karl Malone vs. Eric Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Eric Riley and Karl Malone that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Karl Malone

vs.

Eric Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Eric Riley: 1993-94 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Eric Riley 1

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Eric Riley 5

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Eric Riley 0

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Eric Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Eric Riley 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Eric Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Eric Riley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Eric Riley 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Eric Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Eric Riley 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Eric Riley 2.6

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Eric Riley 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Eric Riley 0.3

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Eric Riley 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Eric Riley 574

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Eric Riley 479

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Eric Riley 60

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Eric Riley 54

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Eric Riley 132

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Eric Riley 186

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Eric Riley .456

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Eric Riley .000

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Eric Riley .704

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Eric Riley 4.4 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Eric Riley 3.4 (1998)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Eric Riley 0.6 (1998)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Eric Riley 0.4 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Eric Riley 1.2 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Eric Riley -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Eric Riley -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Eric Riley -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Eric Riley -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Eric Riley -

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Eric Riley -

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Eric Riley -

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Eric Riley -

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Eric Riley -

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Eric Riley -

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Eric Riley 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Eric Riley -

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Eric Riley -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Eric Riley -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Eric Riley -

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Eric Riley -

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Eric Riley -

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Eric Riley -

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Eric Riley -